All quotes from
Hayao's book
Most
people today assume that their dreams belong to them, but do not feel
responsible for what they dream.
What is
the role of the human being in the reality of [nature] if everything including
the former is simply flowing spontaneously of itself?
The
Japanese had no conception of Nature as such prior to their contact with
Western culture….Throughout European history, Nature has been a concept which
stands in opposition to culture and civilization.